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Debian Founder Ian Murdock Has Died (docker.com)

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the rest-in-peace dept.

Unknown Lamer writes: It has been confirmed that Debian founder Ian Murdock has died. From the Docker blog: "It is with great sadness that we inform you that Ian Murdock passed away on Monday night. This is a tragic loss for his family, for the Docker community, and the broader open source world; we all mourn his passing. ... Ian helped pioneer the notion of a truly open project and community, embracing open design and open contribution; in fact the formative document of the open source movement itself (the Open Source Definition) was originally a Debian position statement. It is a testament to Ian's commitment to openness and community that there are now more than 1,000 people currently involved in Debian development."

6 of 464 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Whoa by HarrySquatter · · Score: -1, Troll

    That's because all the Linux people were trying to do damage control claiming using that lame "muh Twatter was hacked!" excuse.

  2. Re:Systemd's first victim by Narcocide · · Score: -1, Troll

    This was clearly meant to be a joke in poor taste, but its also the most plausible explanation for what actually happened at this point...

  3. Re:Ian Murdoch was a racist by epyT-R · · Score: -1, Troll

    but non-white racists are a-ok?

  4. Re:Ian Murdoch was a racist by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Thing is, only whites can be racist because racism = privilege + power, and only whites have privilege and power. You should educate yourself.

  5. So, what happened? by PPH · · Score: -1, Troll

    The systemd process monitor couldn't restart him?

    --
    Have gnu, will travel.
  6. Re:This is what mental illness looks like... by Fwipp · · Score: 0, Troll

    NB: just using the word 'nigger' doesn't make a statement racist.

    Yeah, it does.